The Car and Truck Fleet and Leasing Management Magazine

Fleet Safety Tip of the Week

This week's tip, taken from the Iowa Driver's Manual, concerns driving conditions that make it dangerous to pass a vehicle on a two-lane road. You may want to pass this advice along to your fleet drivers as a friendly reminder.

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Do not pass when:

Your vehicle is coming to the top of a hill

Your vehicle is going around a curve and your view along the highway is obstructed

Your vehicle is within 100 feet of a narrow bridge, viaduct or tunnel that has a sign posted to let you know it is there

Your vehicle is within 100 feet of an intersection or railroad crossing

Your vehicle must go off the pavement or onto the shoulder of the road in order to pass

There is a stopped school bus in your lane or the oncoming lane, or there is a school bus with its red or amber warning signal lights flashing or its stop arm out

Oncoming traffic is so close it would be dangerous to try to make it around the vehicle you are passing.